Raincoat construction



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RAINCOAT CONSTRUCTION Filed April 24, 1945 INVENTOR. E6 0N BERN/1TH.

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Patented May 18, 1948 RAmco-'r coNs'mc'rroN Egon BernathfNew York, N. Y.

Application April 24, 1945, Serial No. 590,016

1 claim. 1

This invention rel-ates to garments. It is particularly directed toouter water-repellent garments such as raincoats and the like articlesof clothing. Y

Diiculty with raincoats as heretofore constructed has been due to thefact that when the garment is worn in the rain, water has a tendencytopenetrate at the shoulders on which the raindrops beat down directly.It is, therelfore, an object of this invention to provide a garmentv ofthe character described having improved water-repellent or waterproofingprotection at the shoulders of the garment.

Another object of this invention is-to provide in a garment of thecharactersdescribed, shoulder portions which extend outwardly beyond thearm sleeves forming means for guiding water from the shoulders outbeyond the arm sleeves and protecting the upper portions of said armsleeves from contact with the rain.

In the -accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a garment embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective View through part of the shoulderportion of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a partial end view of the garment at the shoulder thereof.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, Ill

'designates a garment embodying the invention.

The same comprises a body I I provided with armsleeves I2. The garmentis provided with a 1ining I4 as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The bodyof the garment may be made of taieta or other textile material which hasbeen treated to repel water. The sleeves I2 are stitched to the body andlikewise made of the same material.

With ordinary garments, water has a tendency to penetrate at theshoulders because the rain beats down directly thereon. In the garmentIll embodying the invention, the body II has armholes I6 to which thesleeves are stitched. It will thus be noted that the sleeves I2 arestitched as at I2a to the body II at the armholes.

Stitched to the body I I is a shoulder vprotector 20 embodying theinvention. The protector 20 is formed of an under layer 2l of waterproofgabardine or the like textile cloth, and an outer layer 22 of waterrepellent taifeta or other textile material treated to repel water. Thesuperimposed layers 2l, 22 may be quilted together by cross-stitching23. This material may also be gathered to give a ripply appearance,Protector 20 is stitched inwardly of its ends to the arm sleeves bystitching 2'4, and it is stitched at the front and back, to the body I Iby lines of stitching 25. The shoulder protector may extend to thelongitudinal or split edges .21 of the body as shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawing. Said protector thus overlies the shoulder portion I5 of thegarment and the front and rearV portions adjacent the shoulder.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawing, the protector 20 extendsbeyond the line of stitching 24, so as to overlie the upper portions ofthe arm sleeves I2 as shown at 30. The portion 30 of the protector 20extends in a continuous line so as to be spaced from the sleeve I2beyond the line of stitching 24. The extension 30 thus forms a sort ofshed to carry water coming down the shoulders beyond the armsleeves.

Protector 20 forms an integral part of the garment, but adds protectionagainst penetration of rain at the shoulders of the garment. The garmentremains light in weight, as very little weight is added thereto. Thegarment may be provided with a collar 32 which may be stitched to theprotector 2U and made of the same double layered material 2|, 22

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A garment of the ,character described comprising a body and sleeves madeof taffeta treated with Water repellent material, sleeves stitched 5material of which the body and sleevesarera, and an underlayer ofwaterproof textiiemate- ...15l 1 1o Number 4 rial, said layers beingcross-stitched together and gathered to give a quilted ripplingappearance. EGON BERNATH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name.; Date 360,851 Carter Apr. 12, 1887 -v1,025,893 Weil May 7, 1912 1,121,515 Lipman Dec. 15, 1914 1,368,8351'Place Feb. 15, 1921

